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Decompression sickness

British pronunciation/dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛʃən sˈɪknəs/
American pronunciation/dˌiːkəmpɹˈɛʃən sˈɪknəs/
Decompression sickness
[NOUN]
1

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

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1Although it's less common now, the most common injury divers face is decompression sickness.
2And when they come to the surface, these cichlids rapidly die of decompression sickness.
3So decompression sickness can happen if they're weighted on sleds, and they are going 200 plus meters, or something like that.
4That's where decompression sickness is much more likely.
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